Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, July 11, 2016

12:04 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

hey liz :-)

12:04 am

Lizlin

Hi Une

12:07 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:07 am

Lizlin

Hi nan

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

howdy nan :-)

12:15 am

cybernan

crashing - good night all

12:15 am

torgone

ul4 .. nbt

12:15 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:19 am

rururocks

os7

12:20 am

Lizlin

Good find!

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

got it -- tx!

12:20 am

jessmom

fu7, tu7

12:20 am

rururocks

biology again :D

12:22 am

Lizlin

Thanks for the 7s,

12:23 am

rururocks

are those clouds?

12:24 am

jessmom

I think the clouds start with a c

12:25 am

jessmom

ze6

12:32 am

torgone

os6

12:36 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:37 am

rururocks

wtg diz.. i'm stuck with three

12:37 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Diz

12:38 am

rururocks

finished here now too

12:39 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Ru

12:40 am

jbp

congrats to the finishers!

12:42 am

rururocks

can't believe it took me 40 minutes to find 96 words ugh

12:43 am

rururocks

off to bed I go.. my dog wants to go to sleep :D

1:12 am

MetFan

Howdy y'all - fireworks - see ya

2:20 am

sprite

good morning all

2:25 am

sprite

phantom: tornado

2:35 am

sprite

fireflies. Bye all, till next week

3:33 am

Alleyn58

Are the tu7 and fu7 similar? Can't see them!

3:33 am

Alleyn58

L

3:43 am

lynxxx

They are Alleyn - and use 3 of the same vowels - very similar to a type of cloud

4:19 am

zoozzoom

Hello all :-) OS 7 was called earlier but I jut can not see it. any clues out there please?

4:27 am

zoozzoom

Tanks for the TU & FU 7s, Lynxxx :-)

4:27 am

zoozzoom

Thanks*

4:34 am

MollyL

os7 ends in the last 4 of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit And The...."

4:35 am

dpomfr

TY

4:36 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Molly. Many thanks! that also gave me the OS 6 :-)

4:59 am

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

5:02 am

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone! For those just starting try adding the letter U to your words as it is used a lot in this grid :-)

5:44 am

sukee

Good morning.

6:04 am

rubyfoo

Hello ((sukee??))

6:05 am

rubyfoo

58 words earlier, but feeling sleepy and won't hunt mu** longer.

6:08 am

sukee

Hi Ruby

6:08 am

sukee

Was brushing my teeth

6:09 am

rubyfoo

How are you, Sukee?

6:09 am

sukee

I'm doing okay, how about you?

6:10 am

rubyfoo

I'm enjoying the heat wave, just worrying about the furry kids

6:12 am

sukee

We are having a bit of a heat wave too

6:14 am

rubyfoo

I feel better when it's hot, fewer aches and ppains

6:15 am

sukee

Me too, although high humidity causes pain some times

6:17 am

rubyfoo

I've been watching the Tour in the afternoons and soccer at night.

6:17 am

rubyfoo

Just your basic couch-potato sports fa*

6:17 am

sukee

Been watching baseball :) The teams are on a break so I will be going through withdrawal.

6:18 am

wvteach

good morning all - been watching the Olympic trials each night - last night was the gymnastics

6:18 am

rubyfoo

Baseball in something I miss; even with a satellite, there isn't any here

6:19 am

rubyfoo

hello, Teach, it's nice to see you

6:19 am

sukee

Hi teach

6:19 am

wvteach

hello sukee and ruby

6:21 am

Trifioso

hello friends.

6:21 am

sukee

Hi Trif

6:21 am

rubyfoo

hello TRI!

6:22 am

Trifioso

bonjour ruby, sukee, et al

6:22 am

Trifioso

(incorrect use of et al, sorry wvteach!) lol

6:23 am

rubyfoo

I watched part of the European athletics last evening and was shocked at the tiny pants the women wear. A pretty girl doing a very long, long jump had her butt sticking out after!

6:23 am

Trifioso

wonderful news here - I am a brand new auntie! my darling brother and his beautiful wife had their first baby yesterday, a girl, Quinn. we are all over the absolute MOON

6:23 am

sukee

Congratulations

6:24 am

rubyfoo

Congrats Auntie Trif!

6:24 am

Trifioso

they need sure grip spay adhesive, ruby - miss America contestants have been spraying their bums with it for years to keep bathing suits in place

6:25 am

rubyfoo

I guess it sells tickets, but it was embarrassing, especially for a super athlete to be demeaned in that way

6:26 am

Trifioso

I feel the same way about beach volleyball - these women are athletes - why are they competing in bathing suits? its embarrassing

6:26 am

sukee

Yes, the women wear bikinis but the guys have shorts.

6:27 am

rubyfoo

Some of the women wear shorts, so maybe they have a choice.

6:28 am

Trifioso

gross. really, even the track stuff has gotten ridiculous. they are running in next to nothing! you don't see the men out there in speedos, c'est dommage....

6:28 am

rubyfoo

I ran track (badly) in college, but our uniforms were definitely modest

6:28 am

Trifioso

mind you, if I had those women's bodies I would be naked RIGHT NOW

6:28 am

sukee

I guess they want the least wind resistance :)

6:28 am

sukee

lol

6:29 am

rubyfoo

Even though they're not wearing speedos, sometimes the spandex provide TMI!

6:29 am

sukee

Like the outfits speed skaters wear

6:30 am

Trifioso

lol sukee. primo's gf is TINY - barely five feet, and I doubt she weighs 100 pounds. and yet she ran the Boston Marathon! I marveled at it, asking her HOW she did it - she has no fuel! "I have no wind resistance either" was her clever reply.

6:30 am

rubyfoo

lol

6:30 am

rubyfoo

that's very cute, trif

6:31 am

sukee

Well, I have to go get ready to go out. Have a great day.

6:31 am

Trifioso

its always a mystery to me why the center square in babble very often has so few words from it. I would have thought there would be loads.

6:31 am

Trifioso

bye sukee. I hope it is a nice day for you

6:31 am

rubyfoo

bye Sukee

6:33 am

rubyfoo

may <>I> pls have stats or clues for bottom e and left-est u?

6:33 am

Trifioso

bottom e is the et4 needle case.

6:34 am

rubyfoo

duh! ty

6:34 am

Trifioso

its ok. leftest u is ul4.6

6:36 am

Trifioso

will trade for count for fourth column o please?

6:37 am

bichon

don't have it Trif

6:37 am

Trifioso

I have the ov4

6:38 am

rubyfoo

ov4/9 and ov5/18

6:38 am

rubyfoo

hello Bich

6:38 am

Trifioso

merci ruby. I will look now

6:38 am

Trifioso

good morning bichon!

6:39 am

rubyfoo

I have to rescue a large bee that is throwing itself against a window

6:39 am

Trifioso

ro4 is the new black....it has been in the grid every day this week I think!

6:40 am

bichon

g'mornin' trif, ruby

6:42 am

rubyfoo

success! I hate killing insects unless I have to but I'm always afraid the dog will eat a bee

6:43 am

Trifioso

killing bees around here has become a huge social taboo, as they are dying by the millions

6:44 am

rubyfoo

We have many different kinds including one which is more than an inch long nd is fuzzy and multi-colored

6:45 am

Trifioso

good lord! never heard of such a thing. vive la france!

6:46 am

rubyfoo

The house is wide open most of the time (no screens) and dogs and injsects move about freely. Even birds and the occasional bat and lizard.

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I guess I'm no longer a city girl!

6:49 am

Trifioso

I guess not! good for you! I love the idea of blending the line between outdoor and indoor. The frog under my couch was a surprise, though.

6:49 am

rubyfoo

haha

6:50 am

rubyfoo

I've only seen one frog in the almost 18yrs I've been here, I guess, like rabbits and squirrels, they've all been eaten

6:51 am

Trifioso

that is a worry! when one item in the food chain gets wiped out, the whole chain is imperiled

6:51 am

crosshair

Good morning, everyone :)

6:51 am

Trifioso

phantom - tornado

6:51 am

Trifioso

good morning crossy!

6:52 am

rubyfoo

There used to be ladybugs in the garden but no more

6:52 am

rubyfoo

((crossy))

6:52 am

crosshair

Howdy, trif, ((Ruby))

6:52 am

Trifioso

I had a lightning bug in my room last night, and suddenly I was a 7 year old again, with my own private Tinkerbell. it was such fun

6:54 am

Trifioso

thank god I have my room to myself again! that would have been hard to explain....

6:54 am

rubyfoo

When you were little, did you put them in jars?

6:54 am

Trifioso

I did indeed ruby

6:55 am

rubyfoo

Even in NYC, we had prayingmantises, walking sticks and other interesting insects

6:55 am

rubyfoo

Here, there are fewer every year

6:55 am

Trifioso

shudder....NOT

6:55 am

Trifioso

PMs ruby! they TERRIFY me. seriously I run on water in abject terror if I see one

6:56 am

rubyfoo

Really? I'm only afraid of tiny, harmless worms

6:57 am

Trifioso

HATE them. totally irrational, NO idea why.

6:57 am

rubyfoo

Draginflies (libelluls) are the symbol of this lake and Annecy

6:58 am

Trifioso

and my totem animal! I love dragonflies so much

6:58 am

rubyfoo

I think most phobias are irrational. I helped a friend get over her fear of dogs by introducing her to my sweetones.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

But she'd been bitten.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

But she'd been bitten.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

The dragonflies here are gorgeous, usually banded yellow and black

6:59 am

Trifioso

that is a wonderful thing you did ruby! I have absolutely no plans to ever willingly go near a PM. luckily they are not as prevalent as dogs, or I would be hospitalized.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

hahah

7:00 am

Trifioso

do you have what we call damselflies as well? I will see if I can find a link....bright neon blue bodies, sooty black wings.

7:00 am

rubyfoo

I don't think so

7:00 am

rubyfoo

Do you like moths?

7:01 am

Trifioso

oh CHRIST never mind! search for images of damsel flies and I got THE OTHER THING

7:01 am

rubyfoo

poor Trif!

7:01 am

Trifioso

I like some moths. we have an absolute infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars and thus moths this year and they are the worst.

7:02 am

rubyfoo

The same friend is phobic about spiders; she thinks she was a fly that got eaten by one ina former life

7:03 am

rubyfoo

I don't like caterpillars as they sting and ca be dedtructive. But I rescued a beautiful large moth in the house, the other night. It had furry antennae

7:04 am

Trifioso

ok - put one in my profile...let me know right away if it is huge, please?

7:04 am

rubyfoo

Occasionally, hawk moths come ad sip from the buddleias; they're visible because they're diurnal and big

7:05 am

Trifioso

some moths are really beautiful. some are just so pesty

7:06 am

rubyfoo

I didn't get a look at its wings as it was moving too much, but I can send you a picture of "my" pet spider

7:06 am

Trifioso

of course

7:07 am

rubyfoo

It's an Argiope, a common, multicolored garden spider

7:07 am

Trifioso

oh I like those! black and yellow here

7:07 am

rubyfoo

However, I had a Tegeria Gigantea in the sink which terrified me

7:08 am

rubyfoo

and orabge and white, too

7:08 am

Trifioso

yeah....I would say a big NO to that, sorry spider

7:08 am

rubyfoo

I sprayed it down the disposal

7:10 am

rubyfoo

I only like spiders when they're in webs, outside of webs their movements are too unpredictable

7:11 am

Trifioso

I tend to agree. I used to not mind spiders at all - then, many years ago now, I gotten bitten and spent two days in the hospital. so....pass

7:12 am

rubyfoo

Brown recluse?

7:12 am

Trifioso

unknown. suspect was never apprehended.

7:12 am

Trifioso

god almighty I was a MESS though. fever, rash, sweats, you name it.

7:13 am

rubyfoo

That'svery scary!

7:14 am

Marc Freeman

os6, please?

7:14 am

Trifioso

the local hospital here is so....unsettling. they are completely overwhelmed, and the very few times I have been there, or brought a family member there, we always seem to leave with a "damned if we know but you lived" diagnosis

7:14 am

rubyfoo

Although I'm not afraid of them (except the big black ones that jump), I don't touch them. I may be crazy, but I'm no tstupid. LOL

7:14 am

Trifioso

os+ most of the navigator from star trek, but with a different last vowel

7:15 am

Trifioso

I think he was the navigator? George Takei, anyway

7:15 am

rubyfoo

and the Navigator is here, too

7:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

7:15 am

rubyfoo

hi scrabs

7:15 am

crosshair

Howdy, Scrabby :)

7:15 am

Trifioso

oh wait - no ignore that clue. that was awful, I missed a letter. I am so bad at cluing.

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs

7:16 am

Riverdance

I got it anyway - thanks and good morning

7:16 am

Trifioso

os then anagram a cl4 that means to ask for babble help

7:16 am

Trifioso

hello river and annie and scrabby

7:17 am

rubyfoo

((annie)) how nice to see you!!

7:17 am

Trifioso

how is it with you scrabbler? so many changes lately!!!

7:17 am

rubyfoo

River!! hello

7:17 am

Riverdance

(((Ruby)))

7:18 am

Scrabbler

I am in the Adirondack Mtns for several days getting relaxed and ready for my upcoming challenge.

7:18 am

rubyfoo

This is a nice group -- crossy and his wordy harem!

7:18 am

Anniebrook

Hi ruby and trif and river.

7:18 am

rubyfoo

We're allchat and no action

7:19 am

Scrabbler

Nice name for a rock band, Ruby.

7:19 am

rubyfoo

What is your challenge, scrabs?

7:20 am

Marc Freeman

Not much of a Star Trek fan now and couldn't find it online. Is there another clue for os6, please?

7:20 am

Scrabbler

I was named legal guardian for my 2 grandnephews on July 6th, Ruby. Child Protective Services delivered the boys to me that evening.

7:20 am

rubyfoo

Wow!

7:20 am

rubyfoo

marc is rhymes with ru** of thumb

7:21 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Wow, Scrabbs! Big changes ahead for everyone.

7:21 am

rubyfoo

hello Judi

7:22 am

Riverdance

you are a great aunt to take that on.....

7:22 am

crosshair

lol@ Crossy and the Wordy Harem Band

7:22 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Judi. I was told 4-12 months of custody.

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

i agree with River -- wow

7:22 am

Trifioso

those boys are SO blessed to have you scrabbler. did you ask to have them, or were they gifted to you?

7:23 am

Marc Freeman

sorry Ruby didn't help

7:23 am

Trifioso

its my fault marc, my clues are terrible

7:23 am

Judi

How old are they?

7:23 am

rubyfoo

os + cons + rÂµÂµÂµ of thumb

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

os + rhymes with stubborn as a mu**

7:24 am

Scrabbler

It was me or a foster home with a stranger. My nephew, their father, requested me. The boys are 18 months and 4 (yesterday!).

7:24 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

7:24 am

rubyfoo

r*** of thumb (not that exotic typo)

7:25 am

Trifioso

my goodness. a lot to take on! but you can do it! I am very, very glad you chose to take the days to recharge and get ready. self care will become critical in the days ahead.

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

Scrabs, I can't imagine -- your generosity of spirit and time and love boggles the mind!

7:25 am

rubyfoo

You are amazing, scrabs, but nobody could do it better!

7:26 am

Trifioso

those sweet little boys....thank goodness they already know you, and are comfortable with you. such tumult for them

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

let us know if we can help in any way . . . books? toys?

7:26 am

Scrabbler

I think that I need to cancel my August vacation though as coverage for that 6 days will be difficult. This 6 days was essential for me to get prepared for what lies ahead. I am doing lots of emails and calls when not kayaking or hiking, to get things arranged. A crib was donated last evening.

7:27 am

crosshair

It is a tough thing you take on, Scrabbs, but I, as well as the rest of the babblers in here know that you are more that up to the task, and the best thing possible for those two boys at this time in their lives.

7:27 am

rubyfoo

25 left but time for the Times and a nap

7:27 am

Uneaixoise

ditto what crossy said!

7:27 am

Uneaixoise

later, ruby :-)

7:27 am

crosshair

tc Ruby :)

7:27 am

Judi

Will their father still be on the scene?

7:28 am

Trifioso

this is going to sound weird, but hear me out - if you can, get ahold of the sheets and blankets they used to sleep on. We used to do it with ours when we traveled. they would be so confused by the different house and such (thinking of when we would visit family overseas) but when they saw "their" beds they would instantly relax.

7:28 am

rubyfoo

au revois, tous!

7:28 am

Marc Freeman

tu7, please?

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

tu7 rhymes with cu***** clouds

7:29 am

rubyfoo

rhymes with the cu clouds,marc

7:29 am

rubyfoo

snap, une lol

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

snap, ruby LOL!

7:29 am

Marc Freeman

don't have the cu?

7:29 am

crosshair

excellent clue, Ruby! Tuesday!

7:30 am

Scrabbler

What saddens me is knowing that they will return to their parents, mom first, in the future, but that is how it must me. I will maintain contact. I have visited weekly and maybe I will have overnight visitations. They need stability, structure, a mature adult figure, no yelling, no hitting, etc.

7:30 am

crosshair

and Une, a tag team clue

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

cu's not in the grid but it's a common kind of cloud

7:30 am

Trifioso

oh those poor children....

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

must run -- BBL -- HAGD all!:-)

7:30 am

crosshair

tc, Une

7:31 am

Trifioso

will mom be getting any sort of counseling/mom training/anything in the interim?

7:31 am

crosshair

hey! found the fu 7/44 off that as well, just change the c for an f!

7:31 am

Scrabbler

Bye Une

7:31 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

7:31 am

crosshair

or the t for an f i mean

7:32 am

Trifioso

well done crossy! this is absolutely one of those grids where just bashing my head on the keyboard yields the same results as typing

7:32 am

crosshair

and that is a 7/56... i cannot type today

7:32 am

Scrabbler

Both parents are required to attend counseling, parenting classes, domestic violence classes, etc. It is a "menu" that they each must follow before regaining custody.

7:33 am

crosshair

Agreed, trif. I just let the cats walk back and forth across they keyboard--same results

7:33 am

Trifioso

well, at least there is that, scrabbler, and I will send nothing but fervent prayers in your directions

7:34 am

crosshair

This grid is just stuffed with "Babblets" :(

7:34 am

Scrabbler

I must get ready for our big hike now. Off to see a 250 foot waterfall and then to descend into the Hudson River Gorge. I will be skinnydipping in the Hudson River later, folks.

7:34 am

Marc Freeman

I have the os6, what are the stats for the other 6, please?

7:34 am

crosshair

Very nice--get pictures

7:34 am

crosshair

:)

7:34 am

Riverdance

they obviously need help - hopefully they take it and learn from it

7:35 am

Riverdance

enjoy scrabs

7:36 am

Riverdance

I must get to work - have a great day folks!

7:38 am

crosshair

65 four letter words in a 96 word grid--we know we are in for it. :(

7:38 am

Marc Freeman

does the os7 work of the os6?

7:38 am

crosshair

yes, just latin up the ending for the 7

7:39 am

Scrabbler

Bye kids. ENjoy the day.

7:39 am

Marc Freeman

so change the last two letter, yes?

7:40 am

crosshair

tc, scrabby. Don't let the snapping turtle bite!

7:40 am

crosshair

yes, marc

7:40 am

Judi

Ha - if Scrabbs is in the Adirondaks, the black flies are more of a danger that snappers.

7:41 am

crosshair

The black flies, deer flies and horse flies are so thick in our area right now, you have to take special precautions when hitting the hiking trails ;(

7:42 am

Judi

Uhg. I would have to be draped in double mosquito netting.

7:42 am

crosshair

The deer flies and horse flies are particularly bad--they do not just bite--they take chunks!

7:43 am

crosshair

July and August are the worst, then it gets much better for Fall hiking

7:44 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it. Anyone have the stats for the other '6' word. I have os6, please?

7:44 am

crosshair

I am also looking for the other 6

7:45 am

lilliann

ze6/33

7:47 am

crosshair

found it, ty, lillian

7:47 am

Marc Freeman

clue please?

7:47 am

crosshair

ze+ grandmother

7:48 am

Marc Freeman

perfect thanks

7:48 am

lilliann

yw.

7:48 am

crosshair

:)

7:49 am

crosshair

I can see that I shall be left with nothing but four letter words in very short order. :(

7:53 am

lilliann

I must admit that the 4's are becoming a bit of a pain now! I tried every combination for the ze4 apart from the one that was literally staring me in the face!

7:55 am

crosshair

it is always the last combination :(

7:56 am

lilliann

And i definitely need a fish slap now as i've just found the te5/10 from the same corner.

7:57 am

crosshair

I shall not slap you since i still need that particular te5

7:57 am

HarryHood

hello! bottom lone E, anybody?

7:58 am

crosshair

needlecase

7:58 am

lilliann

et4/5 needle case

7:58 am

HarryHood

ty lill

7:58 am

HarryHood

nbt, nbs and halfway :)

7:59 am

HarryHood

before asking I checked for the volcano because I always miss that one. forgot to check for the needle case - I always miss that one too.

7:59 am

lilliann

Yes, but i only need 3 more words Crossy :(

7:59 am

lilliann

Yw Harry and hi.

7:59 am

crosshair

am just coming up to halfway :)

8:00 am

lilliann

I'm the same Harry.

8:02 am

lilliann

and i always miss the me4/6,cat cry as i would spell it with a w.

8:03 am

HarryHood

ty for those :)

8:04 am

lilliann

And on that note, i missed the pl! Fireworks!!

8:04 am

EvaNadine

good morning, babblers!

8:04 am

HarryHood

hooray lill!

8:04 am

lilliann

Hi Eva

8:04 am

lilliann

Ty Harry.

8:04 am

HarryHood

good morning eva

8:05 am

lilliann

Any clues needed before i go?

8:06 am

crosshair

Howdy, eva :)

8:06 am

crosshair

ty for the cat dry, lillian. I always miss it as well

8:06 am

HarryHood

no ty lill - 36 to go. will be listing soon

8:06 am

crosshair

cry*

8:07 am

gramma

F words appreciated here. I have 2

8:07 am

gramma

3

8:07 am

HarryHood

do you have the grad student bed?

8:07 am

lilliann

fu4/9,5/20 french for smokinh

8:07 am

EvaNadine

hello lilli, harry, crossy!

8:07 am

HarryHood

and fu4/13 - I can't believe that worked

8:08 am

lilliann

fu5/18 oriental bed

8:08 am

gramma

I have those and the couch/bed

8:08 am

Judi

Yeah. Try it with an M, too, Harry.

8:08 am

lilliann

there are 2x fu4/13's Harry

8:09 am

HarryHood

aah ty - got the other. not nearly as funny as my first.

8:09 am

lilliann

fu7, sounds like the cu?clouds

8:09 am

gramma

ty

8:09 am

lilliann

*cu/clouds

8:09 am

HarryHood

ooh nice fu7!

8:10 am

crosshair

the tu 7 is the same

8:10 am

lilliann

The clouds were my phantom word.

8:10 am

HarryHood

wow. no more 6s and 7s.

8:10 am

gramma

I'm not getting either one

8:11 am

lilliann

Gramma.Have you got the 2xfu4/13?

8:11 am

HarryHood

gramma it uses the same vowel three times

8:12 am

gramma

yes. ty. I need 1 more f and it must be the one tu fu 7

8:12 am

gramma

ok I'll look

8:12 am

HarryHood

30

8:13 am

lilliann

The first 3 letters of the smoking words and using the 3 same vowels as Harry said

8:15 am

gramma

Man I cannot fumble my way through it.

8:17 am

gramma

Got it! ty

8:18 am

lilliann

fu and stubborn as a ***e and not them but **

8:18 am

HarryHood

there's a type of cloud called cu7. if you replace the c with an f or t, you get the words.

8:18 am

lilliann

Yay!

8:18 am

HarryHood

aah good. :)

8:18 am

HarryHood

22 here - I think I will need to list soon

8:18 am

HarryHood

bbl!

8:19 am

lilliann

I'm off HAGD evyone and tc.Bye all.

8:19 am

gramma

bye

8:23 am

cybernan

good morning everyone - ty for the 7's, harry

8:23 am

gramma

Hi, nan

8:24 am

gramma

stats for the U please?

8:25 am

phaeton

ul4/6

8:25 am

Judi

Ul4.

8:25 am

Judi

Ul4.

8:25 am

Judi

Pardon me for repeating myself.

8:25 am

gramma

ty

8:30 am

cybernan

stats for the bottom e please?

8:30 am

phaeton

et4/5

8:33 am

cybernan

ty phaeton -- didn't see that one hiding there

8:34 am

phaeton

yw

8:34 am

Judi

Sc5/14?

8:34 am

cybernan

words aren't popping out anymore - time to list

8:35 am

Judi

Nm. I'm a dope.

8:35 am

Jeff7

One of Godzilla's friends is in the grid today (loved those movies growing up).

8:36 am

phaeton

help with os6/24?

8:37 am

Jeff7

os + mispelling of chilly

8:37 am

phaeton

ty Jeff

8:38 am

Jeff7

yw

8:38 am

Judi

Fireworks! Whew. Those last 20 or so were brutal.

8:39 am

Judi

Which Godzilla friend, Jeff? I was always partial to Mothra.

8:39 am

Jeff7

the other flying friend :)

8:40 am

Judi

Was that the three-headed thing? I don't remember the name. Was it Mu5?

8:40 am

HarryHood

20 to go. listing!

8:40 am

Jeff7

ro5

8:41 am

Judi

Oh yeah! The sum total of my Japanese I learned from Godzilla movies.

8:41 am

Jeff7

I also see that a Star Trek personality is a real word too in the grid

8:42 am

Judi

Off to do some real work. See you crazy kids tomorrow! *POOF*

8:43 am

cybernan

the engineer? -- he shows up fairly often

8:43 am

Jeff7

gtg-enjoy the day all

8:45 am

HarryHood

done!

8:45 am

HarryHood

have a nice day!

8:46 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

8:48 am

gramma

me too. See you all tomorrow

9:46 am

car.eeyore

Oh dear...only 96 words...clearly the universe wants me to be productive today...sigh...

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

well, it may take a bit longer than it appears at first glance

10:00 am

car.eeyore

true dat

10:01 am

72 Temple Owl

turn those monkeys loose

10:01 am

car.eeyore

so glad I got bananas at the store the other day...

10:02 am

car.eeyore

very twisty words

10:03 am

72 Temple Owl

and i am fresh out. where's hursh? there is a japanese flying monster in the grid.

10:03 am

car.eeyore

Yes there is

10:06 am

72 Temple Owl

off to shower. i walked for an hour, mowed, then cut my neighbors weeds along the fence lines. thinking about trimming the bushes next, but it is hot i n the sun

10:06 am

car.eeyore

hagd

10:07 am

car.eeyore

stay hydrated

10:07 am

72 Temple Owl

you as well.

10:07 am

car.eeyore

:)

10:07 am

72 Temple Owl

it is only 76 but man, seems like much more

10:14 am

car.eeyore

fireworks

10:15 am

car.eeyore

HAGD everyone

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

yay car! you as well

10:46 am

bichon

mu 5/16, pls

10:50 am

Aloyisius

add most of the center of an apple, bichon. Hi folks, almost finished and ty for the great clues.

10:51 am

bichon

ty Aloy

10:52 am

Aloyisius

yw bichon

10:56 am

Aloyisius

fw, off to fix a flat on the mower; ciao for now

11:51 am

EvaNadine

hints for the U?

11:51 am

EvaNadine

hints for the U?

11:51 am

doseffing

ul 4/6

11:52 am

EvaNadine

TY!

11:53 am

jezman612

ul 4/6= ul + opposite of them

12:24 pm

doseffing

... and done ... 10% of the praise be to lickety ... may I offer a clue for anyone? ... ...

12:27 pm

doseffing

... in that case ... a good afternoon and good luck to all ... happy babbling!

12:36 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the O and E beneath the D?

12:41 pm

tabbycat

The is a frequent babblet, needle case

12:41 pm

tabbycat

Oops. That is the E 4/5

12:42 pm

montreal13

the Os are egg-related OV5/18 and OV4/9

12:44 pm

tabbycat

Thanks for the O's

12:44 pm

montreal13

yvw cat

12:46 pm

montreal13

bbl for last 24 - nice seeing you tabbycat - happy babblings - "poof"

2:40 pm

hurshy

it's always nice to see tabby cats!

2:46 pm

suefrad625

hi all

2:47 pm

hurshy

not sure if all is anyone but you and me, but hi sue!

2:47 pm

suefrad625

hi hurshy

2:48 pm

suefrad625

what are the stats for the 7's

2:48 pm

hurshy

dunno, i just started myself

2:48 pm

suefrad625

I have a new movement for me, not just Black lives matter, but ALL lives matter.

2:48 pm

suefrad625

wanna join?

2:48 pm

hurshy

no thanks...

2:50 pm

suefrad625

ok

2:50 pm

suefrad625

may i ask why?

2:51 pm

hurshy

because the point of Black Lives Matter is that it has already been clear in the history of the US that white lives matter. and we want Black Lives to Matter TOO.

2:52 pm

suefrad625

yes, but what about latinos, and russians, and anyone who is in the country?

2:53 pm

hurshy

Latinos do suffer from a number of societal ills, I'm not sure the stats on police brutality which was the focus of this. Russians, at this point, being white, and the cold war being over, i don't think are suffering.

2:53 pm

suefrad625

and thank you for discussing it with me. It seems like instead of talking about it, it is just argued about.

2:54 pm

hurshy

sure no probs

2:55 pm

suefrad625

The Washington post has a great article about this and they say that black people are 2.3 more at risk then white. But that crimes by black people are more of a violent nature.

2:56 pm

hurshy

it's a vicious cycle. grow up in poverty, more likely to engage in criminal activity. expect violence from people, more likely to act violent.

2:56 pm

suefrad625

it just feels like after all this time, we are in the same circle. At times i think this is a plot by ISIS or any other terrorist group to divide and conquer us. I know it sounds bonkers

2:59 pm

hurshy

it is not a plot by ISIS. it is the logical result of centuries of systemic racism. if you haven't read Ta-Nehisi Coates' acclaimed article "The Case for Reparations", I highly recommend it. It details a lot of the systemic abuses that some of us may not have been aware of. http://theatln.tc/1KC95mS

3:00 pm

suefrad625

my dad, brother and sister were all in law enforcement. My sister is white and my dad and brother are black. I just feel at a loss. The blood has all been red.

3:01 pm

hurshy

unfortunately, there are still lots of people who are consciously racist. and then there is the subconscious, which is harder to get rid of.

3:03 pm

suefrad625

that is very true.

3:03 pm

hurshy

meanwhile, the top O has me fairly stymied. i found one, but, i'm at quite a loss for the others

3:05 pm

suefrad625

I have the hurtful one, that the other 2 i have are about eggs from the other o

3:05 pm

hurshy

same here

3:05 pm

wvteach

OS 6 and 7 - ending somewhat similar to other 7s but change last consonant

3:06 pm

hurshy

what if you don't have any other 7s cause you just started :)

3:07 pm

suefrad625

are the 7's ending in not empty?

3:07 pm

hurshy

aha found 'em, thanks!

3:07 pm

wvteach

other 7s are similar in sound to a type of cloud

3:10 pm

suefrad625

ty for sharing the link for "The Case for Reparations". I am printing it out now.

3:11 pm

hurshy

yw :)

3:12 pm

suefrad625

what does the other 7 start with? and ty for the os6/7

3:18 pm

wvteach

TU 7/44 and FU 7/56

3:21 pm

suefrad625

ty wv

3:23 pm

hurshy

ty from me also

3:23 pm

hurshy

wow i only just noticed that there are only two 6's!

3:26 pm

hurshy

which i also pathetically cannot find the other one of

3:34 pm

MollyL

os and ze

3:34 pm

hurshy

wow ze!

3:36 pm

hurshy

woohoo got it! thanks molly

3:37 pm

hurshy

4 to go

3:38 pm

hurshy

3... MAN

3:38 pm

hurshy

all 5's

3:39 pm

hurshy

got the M!

3:40 pm

hurshy

got the N!

3:43 pm

hurshy

got the A! all do4!

3:44 pm

wvteach

congrats Hurshy

3:44 pm

hurshy

ty

3:45 pm

wvteach

stats for ZE 6 pls

3:58 pm

hurshy

6/33

4:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, here's hursh

9:23 pm

Nef

anyone here? It looks like no one has been in chat for 4 1/2 hours; I didn't know that Babblers could be quiet that long!

9:48 pm

mkg

hi all.

9:48 pm

mkg

i am here to try to get any 6 or 7s. would lobe any clues. ty.

9:48 pm

Nef

Hi msg. I think that you & I might be the only ones actually here tonight.

9:49 pm

mkg

wow. amazing.

9:49 pm

periwinkle

Os6/24 and os7/44 but I don't know how to clue them

9:49 pm

mkg

i dont get that ze word at all.

9:50 pm

periwinkle

tu7 and fu7 both end like a type of cloud

9:50 pm

periwinkle

ze and another name for grandmom

9:50 pm

mkg

peri if anything comes to mind let me know. ty.

9:51 pm

Nef

os6,7os + minis____ (meaning very tiny

9:51 pm

mkg

ty for ze. got it.

9:51 pm

periwinkle

yvw

9:51 pm

Nef

hi peri

9:52 pm

periwinkle

hi and bye Nef. just stopped in for a bit. hoped my clues helped. c u later.

9:52 pm

mkg

i got the six but the 7 doesnt take. is it just another letter or something else?

9:52 pm

mkg

ty peri.

9:53 pm

Nef

I had the 6's & 7's, was working on clues (but you are faster than me! :-)

9:53 pm

mkg

gee not getting the os. got the six but not 7

9:54 pm

mkg

still no 7s nef. so would love any clues.

9:54 pm

Nef

put the last 2 letters as pause in a sentence when you are looking for a word

9:54 pm

mkg

oh just got the os 7. wow. amazing change of ending. anyway would love the others clued if possible. ty.

9:54 pm

Nef

The tu & fu both end like the name of a fluffy cloud

9:55 pm

mkg

also need E bottom row clued, and the o word fourth row.

9:56 pm

Nef

Geez, msg; you always ask for the hardest words; and ones that are hard to clue! ;-)

9:58 pm

Nef

the Ov is a 5/4; & 1 relates to the openings of a sponge & the other has to do with egg shape

9:59 pm

Nef

the e is that tiny needle case that is seen so often here

9:59 pm

mkg

wish i remembered this stuff....needlecase...hm....

10:00 pm

Nef

Sorry, I should have said et4/5 the babbles that i've never read or seen anywhere else

10:00 pm

Nef

babblet

10:00 pm

mkg

ty got both ov wordds.

10:01 pm

Nef

Yay!

10:01 pm

mkg

got et. ty ty ty

10:02 pm

Nef

good for you! :-)

10:02 pm

mkg

nef next time i will ask for easy words i hope.

10:03 pm

Nef

If I'm the only clear, MAKE THEM EASIER TO CLUE,OKAY? :-D

10:05 pm

Nef

sorry for yelling; I'm watching the weather (which we are having a bit of tonight) & wasn't aware I hit the caps lock

10:07 pm

Nef

A bunch of tornados hit an area about 50 miles long in 30 minutes. As far as they know, there is only 1 person hurt, an elderly woman with minor injuries.

10:11 pm

Nef

oh-oh. mkg isn't here anymore. If anyone sees her before I do please tell her I didn't mean to yell; I meant that as a joke & wasn't watching my typing

10:47 pm

Nef

I have 11 words left; 1 from each letter I haven't found yet.

10:58 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

10:59 pm

Nef

Hi jes

11:00 pm

Nef

How are you tonight?

11:00 pm

jesdraggon

Sleepy - had an emergency call at 11:00 last night, and then another one called while I was driving to that one...

11:01 pm

Nef

Oh, wow. How bad were the animals?

11:01 pm

jesdraggon

how're you?

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

first one was for euthanasia (old dog with tumors that started having seizures). second call was 2 dogs with porcupine quills.

11:03 pm

Nef

I've been fine; I've almost emptied the front of my house (having those wood floors refinished this week; then next week they will do the other 2 rooms (I can't move all the furniture out of this place at the same time)

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

lot of work

11:05 pm

Nef

And then tonight we've had a rash of weather warnings; so I'm distracted from Babble & also from moving stuff

11:05 pm

jesdraggon

what kind of weather? nothing that's going to do you damage, I hope?

11:06 pm

Nef

yeah. And DH can't help. Luckily, Sunday my friends came over & helped with the hutch & antique desk & the buffet & a bed; but I doubt if I'll find a bunch of stuff after all of this

11:07 pm

Nef

No, we have been in the weather alerts & warnings areas, but the tornadoes went north of the Cities. thankfully.

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

that's good. tornadoes are scarey

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

scary

11:08 pm

Nef

There was a 50 mile area where tornadoes did a lot of damage in about 1/2 hour, luckily, only 1 person injured & it sounds like that wasn't too serious & that other people are all accounted for

11:09 pm

jesdraggon

about couldn't do better if you've gotta have a tornado

11:11 pm

Nef

Lots of damage though; they were showing a trailer house that was picked up, flipped over and carried 50 feet to crash into another one! And no one was home!

11:12 pm

jesdraggon

good thing nobody was home!

11:13 pm

Nef

a huge warehouse was completely destroyed; but the house right next to it wasn't even touched; the family there was home but unaware of the storm (not sure how they could miss hearing it thought!)

11:16 pm

stidmama

hey all

11:16 pm

Nef

Hi stid; how are you tonight

11:18 pm

stidmama

good -- got a lot done, setting a few things up for next year's class -- feels good to get a few time-consuming tasks done while I can put my feet up and watch TV at the same time! :-D

11:18 pm

stidmama

how are you nef? Other than glad your second career wasn't as a furniture mover?

11:19 pm

Nef

LOL! I really am glad of that! I'm fine

11:20 pm

Nef

I have found, though, that I misplaced my good china dinner plates sometime after surgery though. I have every other piece of my china except 12 dinner plates! We used them at Christmas; but I was on drugs I guess.

11:20 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid :)

11:21 pm

stidmama

stymied by that E in the bottom row and haven't listed yet. Can anyone supply second letter and count please?

11:21 pm

Nef

et babblet; small needle case

11:21 pm

jesdraggon

thanks nef - i kept trying to make something go vertically

11:22 pm

Nef

Oh SHOOT! you wanted a count & I clued. I'm sorry

11:22 pm

stidmama

no worries, I needed that level of help! LOL

11:25 pm

Nef

I have 1 word left, a te 5/10 & I just can't find it

11:25 pm

stidmama

male singer maybe?

11:26 pm

Frances

ui

11:26 pm

Nef

Oh Geez! That's it, stid!! Thank you! (FW)

11:26 pm

stidmama

hello frances!

11:26 pm

jesdraggon

yay nef!

11:27 pm

stidmama

:-D (have been thinking musically all day)

11:27 pm

stidmama

and YAY Nef!

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

is your dog dressed like buzz lightyear, frances?

11:27 pm

stidmama

that is the BEST dog icon ever!

11:28 pm

Nef

I had to resort to Lickety at 22 words left & More words at about 11 words; but I still couldn't see that te 5!

11:28 pm

Frances

Hello stid Yes, Buzz Lightog. He was dressed up for Haloween.

11:28 pm

Frances

Even Buzz Lightdog.

11:29 pm

Nef

That is a great costume, Frances! :-)

11:29 pm

stidmama

I am down to 25 now... :-D which is pretty good for the commotion of young adults playing a game (Munchkins) in the dining space. Love the open floorplan most of the time, but young men's resonant voices do carry!

11:30 pm

Frances

Thank you - he lies ot.

11:30 pm

Nef

Munchkins! We've played that! Do they play the basic game or one of the more devious ones.

11:30 pm

Frances

My fingers won't work this early. He likes it.

11:31 pm

stidmama

Matthew was Buzz Lightyear one Halloween -- he was SO cute! Grant, of course, was Woody.

11:31 pm

stidmama

They play with some expansion packs. I need a couple of tutorials before I try to play -- It seems to be a fun game.

11:31 pm

stidmama

You have a standing invitation for a play date at any time, Nef! :-D And Grant sends his love.

11:32 pm

Nef

My daughter dresses her dog up in costumes & she seems to like that too. (She wasn't too happy with the bunny ears at Easter though

11:32 pm

Nef

Aww send him my love back! :-)

11:34 pm

stidmama

LOL Grant says "She's cool. Tell her she has the approval of a 21-year old." *rolls mama eyes* He remembers how happy I was to get the care package from you after the fire. <3

11:35 pm

Nef

I like the basic Munchkins, but my son likes some of the others. He goes every Friday night & meets up with other computer nerds & they play board games all evening (& sometimes all night I think)

11:36 pm

stidmama

There is a gaming store in Lacey that the kids go to sometimes -- D&D, board games, you name it, apparently.

11:36 pm

stidmama

okay, listing at 23

11:37 pm

stidmama

ZE 6 please?

11:37 pm

stidmama

also the T7 please

11:38 pm

Nef

He plays board games at a friends hose. Ask Grant if he's ever played King of Tokyo? my grandson like that one. He's also trying to teach me a card game based on a Japanese cartoon; but I can't remember what it's called

11:38 pm

Nef

And then we HAD to go play Pokemon this past weekend too!

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

ze = meditation theory + polly**n*

11:39 pm

stidmama

thanks for the Z

11:39 pm

jesdraggon

Which apparently means the part of the house where women are secluded.

11:39 pm

stidmama

Reflection from the youngers is "it's pretty good" LOL

11:39 pm

Nef

Ze + another name for grandma

11:40 pm

Nef

Tu & Fu7's both end the same ; sounds like a type of fluffy clouds

11:40 pm

stidmama

aha! thanks for the 7s

11:40 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, nef, I had neither of those

11:40 pm

stidmama

15 now

11:41 pm

Nef

Go stid! Go Jes! You guys can do it!

11:41 pm

stidmama

OS 6-7 please?

11:41 pm

jesdraggon

hahah. fu is a kind of cloud, nef! :D (not one I'd ever heard of, though)

11:43 pm

Nef

seriously jes? I thought I looked it up but it wasn't there

11:43 pm

stidmama

and MU 5/16 please?

11:44 pm

Nef

ends with the inside of an apple

11:44 pm

Nef

(minus the last vowel

11:44 pm

stidmama

thanks Nef

11:45 pm

stidmama

down to 6... aiming to finish the grid for a change

11:46 pm

Nef

Well they should all be 4 & 5 letter words; but some might be invisible (like that te5 was for me!)

11:46 pm

stidmama

two....

11:46 pm

jesdraggon

it wasn't at dictionary.com... i just googled it.

11:47 pm

jesdraggon

go, stid, go!

11:47 pm

Nef

11:48 pm

stidmama

FW

11:48 pm

Nef

YAY, stid!!! WTG!!!

11:49 pm

stidmama

Thanks for the help... when I listed I had a couple more words to go than I had minutes. Fortunately, several of them were exceedingly fishy.

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

yay stid!

11:49 pm

Nef

I just remembered the game Ronald tries to teach me; it's Yu-GI-Oh!

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

i'm giving up on finishing (36 left) gonna head out to let the pony out of his pen and be back for flip.

11:49 pm

stidmama

give the pony extra love from me :-)

11:50 pm

stidmama

:-D Grant never played that one, but I have had students who did.

11:51 pm

Nef

I'm going to say good night yes; I'm fading fast & not sure if I can stay awake for the flip

11:52 pm

Nef

(it's really dumb, stid; but my grandson loves to play it. --I think he makes up his own rules for it because they certainly don't make much sense

11:54 pm

Nef

Oh drat. Now we're getting flash flood warnings at this time of night. It won't affect us; we're kind of on a hill between several lakes; but flash floods at night are dangerous

11:56 pm

Nef

and Good Night! HappBabbleing

11:57 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams!

11:57 pm

stidmama

I am outta here, too -- hope everyone stays safe in these storms. *poof*

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